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Saturday, January 28, 2017 is Chinese New Year and the start of the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese Zodiac. Year of the Rooster starts in January 2017. The year of the Rooster starts Saturday, January 28, 2017. This rooster in Zhujiang New Town in Guangzhou, South East China, was made from red and yellow flowers. Â©iStockphoto.com/Pavliha.
CHINESE NEW YEAR. Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days.